While proceeding, after seeing the forms of an old man, a sick man, and a dead man, being detached from (attachment to) the three (realms of) existence; i.e. from the sensual realms, the form realms, and the formless realms. It means from all forms of existence.01 on the fourth occasion (he saw) the delightful form of a renunciant, and delighting in that

the Greatly Famous One went to a beautiful and delightful garden, which, like the Nandana Wood (in Tāvatiṁsa), was adorned with many blossoming trees, and the birdsong of a multitude of peacocks and so on.

The Master of the Devas (Sakka), having understood his thoughts, said this to Vissakamma: The name means Universal-Maker; in Buddhism he is considered the god who gets things done, and is frequently seen in the Jātakas erecting buildings and so forth.02 “Please (go and) adorn Siddhattha.”

and exclaiming: “Today a bond Here the word is bandhana, but the actual word the Bodhisatta used was rāhula (meaning an impediment), which is how the boy received his name.03 has been born to me!” at once went to the beautiful city (of Kapilavatthu), which was furnished with all sensual pleasures.

Then Kisāgotami, standing on the top floor of the palace, having seen the Prince shining like the sun, There is a play on the root rāj here, which means to reign and to shine. One of the names of the sun is the hundred-rayed one.04 said this:

“Those to whom this Hero is a son, she who is the wife of this one complete in virtue, all of them are truly satisfied forever.” The exclamation as reported in Jā Nid is: Nibbutā nūna sā mātā, nibbuto nūna so pitā, nibbutā nūna sā nārī, yassāyaṁ īdiso patī. Truly satisfied is his mother, truly satisfied is his father, truly satisfied is that woman who has such a one for husband. 05

(But) the Hero, greatly delighting in (the thought) of renunciation, being unattached to the five (strands) of sense pleasure, did not delight A better reading may be ramito, which would avoid having to take the absolutive as a finite verb.07 in any of those delightful songs and dances.